---
name: "Eyes in the Skies"
mana_cost: "{3}{W}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: ["Populate"]
set: "RTR"
set_name: "Return to Ravnica"
collector_number: "10"
rarity: "common"
artist: "James Ryman"
oracle_id: "9697cd05-474e-46f3-8bcc-d4b6fb2059a1"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/eyes-in-the-skies-rtr"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Eyes in the Skies
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{W}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Instant
- **Keywords:** Populate

## Oracle Text
Create a 1/1 white Bird creature token with flying, then populate. (Create a token that's a copy of a creature token you control.)

> *"De aquello que no alcancen raíces ni ramas se encargarán nuestros amigos alados." —Zúnak, estratega selesnya*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Scion of Vitu-Ghazi](/printing/scion-of-vitu-ghazi-dgm.md) — Creature — Elemental
2. [Seller of Songbirds](/printing/seller-of-songbirds-rtr.md) — Creature — Human
3. [Nesting Dovehawk](/printing/nesting-dovehawk-moc.md) — Creature — Bird
4. [Soul of Migration](/printing/soul-of-migration-j21.md) — Creature — Elemental
5. [Flurry of Wings](/printing/flurry-of-wings-arb.md) — Instant
6. [Migratory Route](/printing/migratory-route-c20.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Return to Ravnica (RTR) #10
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** James Ryman
- **Total Printings:** 23 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `legal` | Penny: `legal`